So-call #DevolutionBill - very NewSpeak, doing the very opposite of what it claims.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
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So-call #DevolutionBill - very NewSpeak, doing the very opposite of what it claims.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
This week the #devolutionbill has gone to committee stage in Parliament - Climate Emergency UK alongside Wildlife and Countryside Link have produced a joint briefing on the need for the Bill to include a statutory duty for climate and nature, which you can read at bit.ly/CaseForClimateAndNatureDuty.
"We would empower not administrative monstrosities but parish, town and smaller, more regional councils.” – Robbie Moore, MP for #KeighleyIlkley
#EnglishDevolution #UKPolitics #LocalGovernment #Keighley #Ilkley #DevolutionBill
Link to the article below.
The new #DevolutionBill marks a new era for local gov: cabinet majority votes in #CombinedAuthorities must include the Mayor, effectively giving them veto power.
This could empower Mayors in mixed Cabinets, or weaken consensus-led devolution
Read Erin Gilhespie's blog 👉 bit.ly/4lSrvt4
Devolution Bill tries to fix Pickles Tories made of local councils insidecroydon.com/2025/07/17/d... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #DevolutionBill @sarahcalkin.bsky.social
Yesterday we held our #DevoNorth Parliamentary Briefing, hearing from Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution about the aims and objectives of the coming #DevolutionBill
We hope this will be the start of a great Northern collaboration to deliver #devolution for the region!